UFO Sightings in Minnesota
1,982 UFO sightings reported in Minnesota since 1932, peaking in 2015 (152 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,982
- Span
- 1932–2022
- Peak year
- 2015 (152 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2022 · peak 2015 (152 reports)
Top cities in Minnesota
Minneapolis
1947–2022 · peak 2004 (13 reports)
St. Paul
1957–2020 · peak 2004 (8 reports)
Duluth
1966–2022 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Lakeville
2003–2021 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Rochester
1978–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Saint Paul
2004–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
St. Cloud
1971–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Burnsville
1960–2021 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Bemidji
1979–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Eagan
1998–2022 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Minnetonka
1969–2019 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Woodbury
1999–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Stillwater
2001–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Eden Prairie
1988–2019 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Blaine
1997–2020 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Bloomington
1997–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Coon Rapids
1996–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Plymouth
1998–2021 · peak 2006 (2 reports)
Brainerd
1968–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Edina
1978–2017 · peak 2015 (4 reports)
Fairmont · MN, USA
I saw an orange one that I typically see then noticed the more brilliant one 30° above horizon which spawned a smaller one made dogs ho
Chisholm · MN, USA
Lights
Holdingford · MN, USA
UFO and separate UFO light
Holdingford · MN, USA
One stationary and squadron of UFOs buzzed by multiple military Camp Ripley Planes
Stillwater · MN, USA
Group of 3 red orbs flying from West horizon to East horizon. Then separate individual red orbs about every 45 seconds. Same path.
Green isle · MN, USA
Just right outside of green isle there was a orb floating in the sky
Duluth MN · MN, USA
Caught a weird sphere on my blink camera. Uncertain of what it is.
Hibbing · MN, USA
A large V shaped object flew overhead.
Lino Lakes · MN, USA
Three bright spheres moving across sky.
Columbia Heights · MN, USA
Light orbs then what looked like headlights zipping around
Norwood Young America · MN, USA
At my kitchen sink I noticed a bright orange thing flying low and over my house.
Clitherall · MN, USA
Coming from SW toward NE. for about 4 min.bright light, no tail. Changed direction North became brighter 2 more minutes and vanished.
Fergus Falls · MN, USA
It was really hard to see what it was all of the crafts appeared to be a long ways away. I took video on my phone of it
Apple Valley · MN, USA
Bright light moving quickly, then stops for 30 seconds. Began to move closer (see pics)
Stillwater · MN, USA
Disk like shape object sucking energy off the state prison with flickering bright glowing lights taking energy off prison power
Ely · MN, USA
Bright green object moving upward. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a lens flare, caused by a bright light in field of view of camera?? PD))
Eagan · MN, USA
Sphere in north sky spinning and changing colors
Duluth · MN, USA
It was still daylight, saw a black object low in the sky that was round with two points.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
A friend of mine saw this and has a video of it but he was driving over the tracks near a bowling alley It was about 1:00 in the mornin
Frontenac · MN, USA
white light in oval shape surrounded by a cloud
St cloud · MN, USA
4 yellow speres flying east managed to record one of them
St. Peters · MN, USA
Appeared around 5:15 PM central time, stationary above the moon brightest around 5:30 faded away at 5:45
esko · MN, USA
my brother and i saw lights in formation that disappeared instantly
Brainerd/Gull Lake · MN, USA
basketball sized floating orb from 30 feet away hovering 3 feet off ground very bright and flickering light moving slowly
Buffalo · MN, USA
Recorded 2 orb like craft emulating different colors of like interacting with each other with impossible flight movements